duke@1: /*
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duke@1: 
duke@1: package javax.annotation.processing;
duke@1: 
duke@1: import java.lang.annotation.*;
duke@1: import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
duke@1: import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
duke@1: 
duke@1: /**
duke@1:  * An annotation used to indicate what annotation types an annotation
duke@1:  * processor supports.  The {@link
duke@1:  * Processor#getSupportedAnnotationTypes} method can construct its
duke@1:  * result from the value of this annotation, as done by {@link
duke@1:  * AbstractProcessor#getSupportedAnnotationTypes}.  Only {@linkplain
duke@1:  * Processor#getSupportedAnnotationTypes strings conforming to the
duke@1:  * grammar} should be used as values.
duke@1:  *
duke@1:  * @author Joseph D. Darcy
duke@1:  * @author Scott Seligman
duke@1:  * @author Peter von der Ahé
duke@1:  * @since 1.6
duke@1:  */
duke@1: @Documented
duke@1: @Target(TYPE)
duke@1: @Retention(RUNTIME)
duke@1: public @interface SupportedAnnotationTypes {
darcy@1725:     /**
darcy@1725:      * Returns the names of the supported annotation types.
darcy@1725:      * @return the names of the supported annotation types
darcy@1725:      */
darcy@1725:     String [] value();
duke@1: }